In her book, “Becoming the Red Sock in the Laundry Basket—Simple Strategies to Everyday Leadership,” author Laura Emberton Owens says leaders are much like a red sock, rubbing off on…
In 1998, The Center for Rural Development launched the Rogers Scholars program to provide leadership and scholarship opportunities for the region’s rising high school juniors and encourage graduates to build…
For most students, the summer season is a time of rest and total relaxation. For the best and brightest students in our region, however, this summer has been filled with…
This summer’s second and final class of 2011 Rogers Scholars has graduated from The Center for Rural Development. The Scholars—all rising high school juniors—completed the week-long program on July 15…
Eastern Kentucky University President Dr. Doug Whitlock challenged Rogers Scholars on Thursday to be a leader in their home communities and across the region. “Everyone is a leader whether he…
Rogers Scholars met one-on-one with representatives of some of Kentucky’s top colleges and universities on Tuesday in a career exploration session held in the Exhibit Hall at The Center for…
The Center for Rural Development has launched its new website. The redesigned site, created through an extensive in-house collaboration between The Center’s marketing and public relations and web development teams,…
The Center for Rural Development’s web development team has designed a new website for Eastern Kentucky PRIDE (Personal Responsibility in a Desirable Environment), one of The Center’s affiliate organizations, that’s…